Only the primary residence’s finished, year-round square footage may be listed for the home.  Per ANSI standards the finished space must be accessed via contiguous finished space.  If you have to leave the year-round finished space to access other finished space, then it is not contiguous. Mark ADU Detached Dwelling as Yes and fill in…

Before adding to GNMLS, you must wait until the sale has closed. Then you can input the listing including all required fields, docs and at least 1 photo and list yourself (temporarily) as the listing agent so you can submit the listing. Promptly mark it sold with yourself on the sell side (obviously), then contact…

The GNMLS requires entry of listings into the MLS prior to any public marketing.  Office Exclusive listings may not be publicly marketed.  So what does that include? First, what is “public”? Anything beyond one-on-one communications with your customers/clients or agents within your office is considered “public” marketing.  Some examples include making a post on social…

Signs of any type, once displayed publicly, are thus considered public advertising - as confirmed by NAR Clear Cooperation Policy. Signs identifying firms, brokers and/or agents are NOT allowed to appear in photos, videos, etc that are entered into the GNMLS system. Aside from the above, the GNMLS has no jurisdiction over real estate signs.…

Here is how to mark listings for waterfront: Lakes must be in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lake book (PUB-FH-800) in order to be entered in the MLS database. Private and man-made lakes that are not recognized by the DNR will not be entered into the lake name search selection. To ensure that…

Putting listings on social media is governed by State of Wisconsin law, the REALTOR Code of Ethics and by GNMLS rules. If it is not your personal listing, always get permission first. You must have a listing contract or the listing broker’s permission before advertising any property. This would be a violation of Wisconsin state…

You should prorate the selling price between the two parcels and mark each as "Sold" in the MLS. Example: You sold a house for $200,000 plus an adjacent lot for $50,000, so the combined list price for the two adds up to $250,000. $200,000 / $250,000 = .800, so the house represents 80% and the…

If your listing is not ready to show the world yet but you have a valid listing contract, it must be entered into GNMLS before any public advertising.  See GNMLS R&R: Sec 1.01 and GNMLS P&P: Sec III-B Public marketing includes, but is not limited to, flyers displayed in windows, yard signs, digital marketing on…

GNMLS rules allow for limited circumstances where more than one listing might be entered for a property: If a property fully qualifies as both residential and commercial, the property may be entered under both databases.  When sold, one listing must be marked Sold and the other listing should be canceled. OR Residential property offered in…